Surgical Technologist - Newark Operating Room - Part-Time
Company: ChristianaCare
Location: Newark
Posted on: February 2, 2025
Job Description:
PRIMARY FUNCTION: To assist the surgical team, under the
direction of a professional nurse, implementing skilled nursing
care for neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric
patients undergoing surgical procedures. PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Performs assigned procedures for comfort and well-being for
pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients,
- demonstrating a concern for safety.
- Assists in updating physician reference sheets.
- Participate in the nursing care plans, functioning as an
effective team member.
- Demonstrates ability to scrub on all procedures, minor to
major.
- Communicates effectively to patients, families, employees, and
physicians, utilizing both written and verbal
- communication skills.
- Responds appropriately to crisis situations as outlined in unit
specific standards, initiates interventions within scope of
responsibility; notifies RN.
- Maintains required credentials of BCLS and mandatory inservice
patients.
- Demonstrates skills and knowledge necessary to provide care
appropriate to neonatal, pediatric, adolescent,
- adult and geriatric patients, including knowledge of growth and
development, the ability to obtain and interpret
- information to identify patient needs, and provide the care
needed.
- Performs assigned work safely, adhering to established
departmental safety rules and practices.
- Reports to supervisor, in a timely manner, any unsafe
activities, conditions, hazards, or safety violations that
- may cause injury to oneself, other employees, patients and
visitors.
- Performs other related duties as required. SCHEDULE:
- Casual - at least 16 hours per pay period MINIMUM EDUCATION AND
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Graduate of an accredited, approved surgical technologist
program with clincal hours completed for any employee hired after
2009
- BLS Certification SPECIAL or PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:
- BCLS certification.
- Certification by an approved certification body i.e. the
Association of Surgical Technologists (AST) and/or the National
Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) (CST)
and 1 Year OR Experience If you have an questions about this job
role please reach out to Lenny Merrick at
Keywords: ChristianaCare, Newark , Surgical Technologist - Newark Operating Room - Part-Time, Healthcare , Newark, Delaware
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